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* MissKitty: Making the trope ''at least'' OlderThanFeudalism.

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* MissKitty: Making the trope ''at least'' OlderThanFeudalism. She owns or works in a brothel (though she is sometimes described as an innkeeper instead). Because she hides the Israelite spies, she is rewarded with a husband and family of her own.
* TokenEnemyMinority: She and her family are the only people in Jericho spared from the Israelites' takeover, because she aided their spies.


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* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Literature/TheTalmud mentions her among the most beautiful women who ever lived. She was supposedly so attractive that any man who had seen her would [[JizzedInMyPants spill his seed]] upon hearing "Rahab, Rahab."

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* TokenMinority / TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few heroic Canaanite converted to Israeli belief and in return, she is spared from getting killed.

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* TokenMinority / TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few heroic Canaanite converted to Israeli belief and in return, she is spared from getting killed.killed.
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* KillEmAll: What happens to most of the cities he conquers.

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* KillEmAll: GottaKillEmAll: What happens to most of the cities he conquers.

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* BlindIdiotTranslation: The translation directed by King James the 1st of England confuses him with Jesus at a few points. Helps that their [[NamesTheSame names were the same]], albeit under different naming conventions.


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* DubNameChange: In the Greek Septuagint translation his name is rendered as Jesus, a trend that is continued in [[UsefulNotes/OrthodoxChristianity Eastern Orthodox]]-majority countries. This can make things confusing for Christians, so in languages like Greek and Russian he's known as "Jesus of Navi" to differentiate him from UsefulNotes/JesusChrist.

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[[WMG:[[center:[-''Literature/TheBible'' '''[[Characters/TheBible Main Character Index]]'''\\
[[Characters/BookOfGenesis Genesis]] | [[Characters/BookOfExodus Exodus through Deuteronomy]] | '''Joshua''' | [[Characters/BookOfJudges Judges]] | [[Characters/BooksOfSamuel Samuel]] | [[Characters/BooksOfKings Kings]] | [[Characters/BookOfEsther Esther]] | [[Characters/BookOfJob Job]] | [[Characters/TheFourGospels Matthew through John]] | [[Characters/ActsOfTheApostles Acts]]]]-]]]

!!Joshua
->''And Israel served the Lord throughout Joshua's lifetime.''

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The translation directed by King James the 1st of England confuses him with Jesus at a few points. Helps that their [[NamesTheSame names were the same]], albeit under different naming conventions.
* ChangingOfTheGuard: Becomes the central character after Moses' death through the book of Joshua.
* CueTheSun: ''And that day was unlike any other before or since, when God listened to a man'' - Joshua 10:14
* {{Curse}}: He foretold that whoever rebuilds Jericho will lose both of his sons in the process, and this came true during the time of Ahab.
* HeroicBSOD: When the attack on the city of Ai failed, followed by God telling him [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan "Get up! Why are you down on your face?"]].
* KillEmAll: What happens to most of the cities he conquers.
* TheReliableOne: Before entering the desert, Aaron was pretty clearly Moses' NumberTwo. While there however, Aaron proved himself to be [[ExtremeDoormat too much of a people pleaser]], and Moses began to put Joshua in more leadership roles. In the end, Joshua was one of the only two of the old generation allowed passage into the Promise Land, and he became Moses' successor as Leader.

!!Rahab
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some translations list her as an innkeeper, though the mainstream view is that she was a prostitute or a brothel madam.
* LesCollaborateurs: A rare heroic example.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: She saves the Israeli spies from being killed.
* KarmicJackpot: She protected two Israelite spies, and in return, she and her family are not only spared from the subsequent sack of Jericho, but becomes an ancestress of King David--and of Jesus!
* MadonnaWhoreComplex: Averted; not only does she eventually get married and have a family of her own, she becomes part of the lineage of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Himself!
* MissKitty: Making the trope ''at least'' OlderThanFeudalism.
* TokenMinority / TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few heroic Canaanite converted to Israeli belief and in return, she is spared from getting killed.

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